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June 07, 2011

Beaded Clutch

There is a new product from Tulip that I have been really excited to try. It's called "Beads in a Bottle." Ever since I heard about it I've been scheming some ideas of how to use it. Today I'm going to show you this beaded clutch I made.

I have this fabric that I've been saving because I love it so much. Today I whipped it out and sewed a quick clutch out of it.

Then I embellished the flap of the clutch with the Beads in a Bottle Paint. It comes in a tube and you squeeze it out, forming little dots that end up looking like you stitched on beads. I took some scratch paper and practiced a little bit before doing it on the purse. The instructions are easy. When you first pull upward it looks more like a raindrop (pointed at the top) but then it settles down and dries like a round bead. It's really fun stuff and it comes in lots of colors.

You can use it to create designs on plain fabric, but I thought it would be fun to add it to a patterned fabric like this. I only embellished the flap of the clutch because I thought it looked more authentic that way.

I'm sorry, I just can't get past "whipped it out and sewed a quick clutch" without laughing--as if you were folding laundry or something! You're amazing, Cheri. I don't attempt much of what you do here because, honestly, I'm just not that crafty (and even more lazy). But I love to read every day and see what you've cooked up next. It's very inspiring, even to the craft-impaired. Thanks for sharing your talents! (P.S. I did make treat jars like yours for my husband for Christmas and he loved them.)

That's so cool!! Before I started reading I looked at the first picture and thought... wow that beading could be time consuming.... Whoever invented the beads in a bottle is a genius!! Is there already a tutorial for the clutch??

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